"He did not come across as the foreign minister of a friendly nation."
This is what was said in India, by government spokesmen, about our Foreign Secretary. Miliband didn't just make a massively ill-judged speech about terror in Mumbai and lecture them on Kashmir (an issue in India which needs enormously careful handling by foreign diplomats) he was ineptly rude as well, to the extent that official complaints have been made about him by his hosts. And if Guido's right, Uncle Peter's had to hot-foot out there to clear up after him, with only limited success. Will Miliband Major ever be allowed out by himself again?
I'm really surprised that more hasn't been made in the media about this - although both governments are now dampening it down as much as they can. India is a key strategic and trading ally. This sort of stunningly non-diplomatic performance is worthy of Inspector Clouseau. Last summer Miliband saw himself as the next Prime Mimister. On this form he's lucky to be any sort of minister at all.
